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When to plant in Bladenboro, NC

Planting dates worked out from Bladenboro's own frost records, not a generic zone chart.

Safe to plant out
Apr 11
1 year in 10 has a later frost
Average last frost
Mar 26
about a 50% chance of a later one
Average first fall frost
Nov 6
1 year in 10 by Oct 25
Frost-free days
224
median, 1991–2020

Station used: Whiteville 7 Nw · 14.4 km away · station 27 m, town 32 m. How we match towns to stations

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Planting dates for common crops

CropStart indoorsPlant out or sowHarvest from
Tomato Feb 14 – Feb 28 Apr 11 – Apr 25 Jun 5
Sweet pepper Jan 31 – Feb 14 Apr 11 – Apr 25 Jun 10
Lettuce (leaf) Jan 22 – Jan 29 Feb 26 – Mar 12 Apr 7
Peas — Feb 12 – Mar 12 Apr 8
Bush beans — Apr 4 – Apr 25 May 24
Carrot — Mar 5 – Apr 16 May 4
Beet — Feb 26 – Apr 9 Apr 17
Potato — Mar 5 – Mar 26 May 14
Kale Jan 15 – Jan 29 Feb 26 – Mar 12 Apr 10
Broccoli Jan 15 – Jan 29 Feb 26 – Mar 19 Apr 27
Cucumber Mar 14 – Mar 21 Apr 11 – Apr 25 May 31
Summer squash and zucchini Mar 14 – Mar 21 Apr 11 – Apr 25 May 26
Winter squash Mar 14 – Mar 21 Apr 11 – Apr 25 Jun 30
Sweet corn — Apr 4 – Apr 25 Jun 3
Onion (from sets) — Feb 26 – Mar 19 May 27
Garlic — Oct 23 – Nov 20 (fall) following summer
Spinach — Feb 12 – Mar 12 Mar 22
Basil Feb 28 – Mar 14 Apr 11 – Apr 25 Jun 7

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Bladenboro's weather over time

How the growing season has shifted here, year by year, from the station's own records.

Mar 1Mar 15Apr 1Apr 15May 1 1960197019801990200020102020
Each year's last spring frostLong-term trend
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YearLast spring frost
1955Mar 31
1956Apr 21
1957Apr 16
1958Mar 23
1959Mar 29
1960Apr 11
1961Apr 21
1962Apr 21
1963May 2
1964Mar 31
1965Mar 22
1966Apr 11
1967Mar 20
1968Apr 12
1969Mar 28
1970Mar 17
1971Mar 31
1972Apr 10
1973Apr 14
1974Apr 10
1975Mar 10
1976Apr 13
1977Mar 9
1978Mar 11
1979Mar 18
1980Mar 15
1981Mar 25
1982Apr 7
1983Apr 21
1984Mar 12
1987Apr 5
1988Mar 22
1989Apr 13
1990Mar 22
1991Mar 12
1992Apr 7
1993Mar 20
1994Mar 17
1995Mar 11
1996Apr 11
1997Apr 11
1998Mar 14
1999Mar 28
2000Feb 23
2002Apr 7
2003Apr 1
2004Apr 7
2005Mar 15
2006Mar 27
2007Apr 11
2008Mar 21
2009Apr 8
2011Mar 29
2012Mar 6
2013Mar 30
2014Mar 28
2015Mar 30
2016Apr 11
2017Mar 21
2018Mar 25
2019Mar 25
2023Mar 22
2026Mar 29

What this means for you: Since 1955, Bladenboro's last spring frost has come about 2 days earlier per decade, on average. The frost-free season has grown by about 4 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

Source: daily records from Whiteville 7 Nw (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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